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Spider silk can be stronger than steel by weight and tougher than Kevlar. Can scientists make their own?
Guest: Greg Holland, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at San Diego State University
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When things fall into bogs, they sometimes wind up being beautifully preserved. This includes bodies, sometimes dating back thousands of years. We’re still trying to understand who was buried in the bogs and why.
Guest: Anna North, journalist and author of Bog Queen
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“If only I could talk with them again.” It’s a common refrain for anyone who is grieving someone they love. Now, we can access technology like deadbots, or AI replicas of a lost loved one, to simulate those conversations, but at what cost? Maybe we’ve always had the capacity — within our own voices…
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Guest: Bevil Conway, visual artist and neuroscientist at the National Eye Institute
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